Putting a house on the market in or near Passaic County? Contact Scott Kriney Appraisals and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're going to sell your home, you should seriously consider a professional appraisal. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner spends hours every week on real estate valuation, like an appraiser, it's difficult for them to get a handle on local real estate values.

This isn't a discussion of how much you've spent buying and improving your home, or how much you want to sell it for. Instead, an appraisal assesses how much your home will bring on the open market.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Selling on your own?

Quite a few NJ homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult to take an objective look at own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

In addition to helping you set a astute asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Be a very helpful bargaining tool once you have a potential buyer
  • Impress buyers with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Make you aware of problems and eliminate overlooked repairs hassles that might delay a closing
  • Help decrease the chances of unrevealed problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out their home's value is much more than they thought. So by taking the first step and investing in a professional appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an exaggerated opinion of their home's value, by getting an appraisal it helped them to to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than gathering dust on the market for months. Selling too high will not attract buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Get a comprehensive appraisal before listing

You may have a highly skillful agent but it's in your best interest to have an unbiased second opinion of value prior to signing a listing agreement. Scott Kriney Appraisals can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. It will give both you and your agent a complete description for the unique features of your property and give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a record of the latest comparable properties in the area.

We also offer general consulting

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but still need some information about how real estate is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you require assistance gathering local property and sales data. We can provide assistance for your real estate concerns with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

This is a little bit of what you can expect when you place an order for an appraisal from us....

  • Prompt response to your initial inquiry: We will provide you with personalized information for your individual appraisal need. We'll be thrilled to give you suggestions, just tell us what your situation is
  • Quick turnarounds on appraisals: Typically one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats that suit YOUR needs: We've worked on many of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "generic" assignment. We provide a lot of different of types of reports, and have an abundance of experience at providing appraisals to consumers that keep the industry jargon to a minimum so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Prompt to follow-up questions: When we deliver a report to our clients, we make sure they are written in plain English, simple to understand, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that moderates the appraisal practice. Should you have any questions about your appraisal, once you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!